The assumption that children's relationships with their peers and friends contribute to their
social and emotional development is easily accepted by most contemporary child …

Although research has suggested strong continuity in children's adaptive or maladaptive
behavior with peers across the transition to adolescence, less is known about deflected …

The development of peer relations is an important part of a child's development. A number of
changes in our society, such as the number of women working outside the home and …

Many studies examining the effects of treatments for socially isolated/withdrawn children
have used behavioral measures to assess children's peer relations. In an attempt to …

In a group of 112 children (46% boys), representations of attachment to parents and shyness
at age 5 were used as predictors of social relationships in preschool at age 6. A Story …

This chapter explores the continuity and stability of individual differences in the development
of social competence with peers. It finds both continuity and stability in individual differences …

The quality of social skills young children use when interacting with others, especially peers,
has been shown to be predictive of adjustments in later years. Researchers have attempted …

A sample of 81 children was followed longitudinally to assess the contributions of behavioral
inhibition, early attachment security, and experience of nonparental care to individual …

The general purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomenon of acceptance and
rejection patterns of friendship in peer group play in an early childhood setting. The main …

The goal of the research was to discover patterns of social competence and success in
children's peer group entry behavior. In Study 1, popular, rejected, and neglected …